Rumors that Google Now would come to the core search app for Android were true: An update to the Google Search app today brings Google's popular predictive search technology to users' home and lock screens.

To use the feature, your phone must have Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or above. Now it tries to anticipate users' queries&nbsp;by automatically showing weather, sports scores, calendar appointments, and other information without the user having to search for them.

"When Google Now first launched last summer, we promised it was just the beginning, and it would continue to get better at delivering you more of the information you need, before you even ask," the company said in a blog post. "This is the fourth update since launch, and we're just getting started!